Remote Terminal MCP server

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• add_server

  Add a new server configuration

• build_script_from_commands
• cancel_commandwrite action

  Send Ctrl+C to a running command. Use when user wants to stop a long-running command.

• check_command_status
• create_recipewrite action
• create_recipe_from_commandswrite action
• delete_batch_scriptwrite action
• delete_recipewrite action
• download_directory

  Smart directory download with automatic compression and progress tracking. Automatically decides whether to use compression and background mode based on transfer characteristics.

• download_file

  Download a file from remote server to local machine via SFTP

• end_conversation
• execute_commandwrite action
• execute_recipewrite action
• execute_script_contentwrite action
• execute_script_content_by_idwrite action
• get_batch_script
• get_command_output

  Get full unfiltered output of a command. WARNING: Uses more tokens than filtered output.

• get_conversation_commands
• get_current_server

  Get the currently connected server information

• get_recipe
• get_remote_file_info

  Get detailed information about a remote file or directory

• get_terminal_status

  Check the connection status of the remote terminal

• list_batch_scripts
• list_command_history
• list_conversations
• list_recipes
• list_remote_directory

  List contents of a remote directory

• list_servers
• list_session_commands

  List tracked commands from current session with status. Shows commands in CommandRegistry (in-memory, max 50). Useful for checking what's currently running or was recently executed in this session. For historical commands from database, use list_command_history instead.

• open_terminal
• remove_serverwrite action

  Remove a server configuration

• resume_conversation
• save_batch_script
• select_server
• set_default_server
• start_conversation
• update_command_statuswrite action
• update_recipewrite action
• update_serverwrite action

  Update an existing server configuration

• upload_directorywrite action

  Smart directory upload with automatic compression and progress tracking. Automatically decides whether to use compression and background mode based on transfer characteristics.

• upload_filewrite action

  Upload a file from local machine to remote server via SFTP

• Code scan123 source files scanned25/25
• –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
• –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
• Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
• Maintenancelast push 116 days ago8/15
• Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Safety score

82/100

higher than 63% of 48,255 servers

Tools

41

the typical server has 7

Tools that change things

37%

typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break

GitHub stars

6

more than 85% of 28,688 servers

Downloads a week

21

more than 8% of 12,191 servers with a package

Remote Terminal MCP: common questions

Is Remote Terminal MCP server safe?

Mostly: it is graded B (82/100). Read the Remote Terminal MCP safety report

How do I install Remote Terminal MCP?

It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.

Does Remote Terminal MCP need an API key?

No secret keys are declared. It reads 1 setting from the environment.

Is Remote Terminal MCP maintained?

The last commit was 154 days ago (2026-06-03). The latest release is v1.3.3.

What can I use instead of Remote Terminal MCP?

Servers from other publishers that do the same job: SSH — policy-gated remote access MCP server.

How does Remote Terminal MCP compare with other MCP servers?

safety score 82/100 (higher than 63% of 48,255 servers); tools 41 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 37% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.